Get ready for a wild ride through the life of an iconoclast. Find out what living on your own terms means in this incredibly funny and intimate story of Frank Cotolo, a man who lives his dream despite the odds; even temporary homelessness. Writer and director, Jeremy Long is the ultimate documentary trend-setter and creates in this amazing production the new standard that future documentarians will be striving to equal. This amazing story features many interviews and historical clips from people who either influenced or where influenced by Frank Cotolo including his two sons. Frank takes you back to his birthplace in Brooklyn and from there to Hollywood. His multiple talents get him recognized and ultimately hired as Wolfman Jack's co-host and principal writer. Jeremy Long's unique, nouveau-gonzo style of chronicling the life of Frank Cotolo reaches out of the screen and pulls the viewer in and makes him or her an active participant in this life-unveiling drama rather than a passive spectator. The amazing soundtrack features Frank Cotolo's own musical contributions which only serve to reinforce this man's unbelievable contributions to the world of entertainment. The Frank Cotolo Story is the story of a man who played life's game by his own rules and by that strategy has enthralled millions. Frank Cotolo is the personification of tenacity and the consummate practitioner of gratitude.
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I will start out by saying this film is not for everyone. If you're not a fan of the documentary medium or celebrity tales, etc., then you may not enjoy this film. Or maybe you still will, because it is not JUST a documentary about an amazing man, it is also filled with comedy and skits strategically placed throughout the film to make it not seem like just endless talking heads, as many documentaries tend to be. If you're a fan of comedy and the comedians/celebrities in the business (past and present), specifically radio legend Wolfman Jack, then you will really love this film because Frank Cotolo has worked with them all in his long and extremely interesting career and past. Franks tale of his rise to stardom as a comedy writer, radio personality, and entertainer, is one that shows that, as long as you never give up on your dreams, you can and will eventually succeed. You just have to have faith and...well, at the risk of sounding cliché, you have to have "Tenacity and Gratitude". I highly recommend this film from the new but phenomenal director Jeremy Long, about the legend Frank Cotolo and his amazing journey through life.